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Originally Posted by millsboy79
It was the Dragonfly that failed and I already got a replacement for it.
I know I'm new to the fly fishing game but why would you want to strip in 40' of line that you can get tangled in instead of simply using the reel that is there designed to gather your line.
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It is faster than trying to reel it in with a fish heading towards you, it is ready to cast once the fish is released (or dispatched) but most importantly, I can feel the fish and control the amount of pressure on it with a simple pinch of my fingers (and provide better control than any drag i set on the reel). Drag on a fly reel is so much different than drag on a spinning reel or level wind. With either of those two, the drag will allow a fish to take line,
while you are reeling in. Not so with a fly reel and this is no small issue. Having the line in hand allows me to instantly adjust the drag from light to heavy, to free.
p.s. Unlike geared reels, the reel is designed to
hold your line, not to gather it.